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Japanese White Pine

Pinus parviflora

Also called Five-needle pine, Japanese five needle pine, Ulleungdo White Pine, Bonsai Tree

Japanese White Pine
Photo: belvedere04, CC BY 4.0

Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora) is a slow-growing evergreen conifer from Japan and Korea, grown as a garden tree and as a classic bonsai subject. The key to growing it is full sun, well-drained soil, and avoiding overwatering.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and let it dry out between waterings; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil or a gritty bonsai mix.
Temperature
Hardy to about -25 °C; protect young or container plants from severe frost.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
S. Korea, S. Kuril Is. to Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Pinus parviflora, also known as Japanese white pine, is a pine in the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, native to Japan.

Uses

It is a popular tree for bonsai, and is also grown as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. The cultivars 'Adcock's Dwarf' and 'Bonnie Bergman' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Pinus plants

Rocky Mountains Bristlecone Pine · Arizona Pine · Chinese White Pine · Mexican White Pine · Jack pine · Turkish Pine · Lacebark Pine · Canary Islands Pine · Caribbean pine · Swiss Pine · Mexican Pinyon · Sand Pine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinus parviflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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